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With simply days to go till Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette, the controversial actuality star finds herself on the heart of a rising scandal.
Paul is being investigated for home violence in reference to allegations made by ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen.
The Bachelorette is already dropping advertisers, however ABC has proven no indication that they’re keen to chop ties with Taylor and pull the season.
They’d lose thousands and thousands, in fact, however there may come a time after they haven’t any alternative — particularly now that Dakota is talking out.
A rep for Mortensen issued a prolonged assertion to Leisure Weekly explaining that Dakota’s prime precedence for the time being is the well being and well-being of his two-year-old son, Ever.
“His primary precedence right here is defending [their 2-year-old son], Ever,” the rep tells EW.
“He knew there was a risk it might come out, however he was not going to be the one to proactively do this as a result of he has at all times wished an honest relationship with Taylor.
“It’s been actually laborious to realize that, however he desires to co-parent nicely.”
The rep went on to substantiate that Mortensen was not the one who made these allegations public.
“He was simply hoping that if he says nothing, as he normally does, it will go away. He’s by no means finished any form of sit-down interview about his aspect,” the spokesperson continued.
“He form of simply lets all of it occur to him, and I believe he realizes with the severity of all the pieces now that he simply can’t do this.”
The assertion comes as a shock, as Taylor beforehand indicated that she wished to maintain the state of affairs non-public, however Dakota had different plans.
“I truly took motion about just a few weeks in the past. I’m simply doing third-party all the pieces — pick-up, drop-offs, communication — so no contact proper now for me,” she instructed EW.
“I believe that’s the very best case, truthfully, as a result of clearly it’s simply not to some extent of us getting alongside, so I wished to take the very best motion I might,” Taylor continued, including:
“I didn’t need to deliver something to the general public eye, making it an even bigger deal for the sake of my son, and simply all the pieces about to come back out. However that wasn’t the plan for [Mortensen].”
Earlier at this time, Paul appeared on Good Morning America, the place she vaguely commented on her scandal, however steered away from any concrete statements.
“Truthfully, it’s been a heavy time to see the headlines, particularly throughout this time of The Bachelorette being launched, and it’s presupposed to be a extremely thrilling time. I’m an individual that can at all times converse my fact and that’s what I’m recognized for and so when the time is true, I might be,” she mentioned.
“However proper now, simply attempting to be within the current second and concentrate on this.”
We can have additional updates on this growing story as new data turns into out there.
